Synonyms for baleen
bəˈlinbaleen

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1. baleennoun

   Synonyms:
   whalebone

2. baleennoun

   The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry

   Synonyms:
   whalebone

3. baleennoun

   a baleen whale

   Synonyms:
   whalebone

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1. whalebone, baleennoun

   a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

   Synonyms:
   whalebone

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1. baleennoun

   Synonyms:
   whalebone

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1. List of paraphrases for "baleen":

   whalebone

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1. Robert Boessenecker:

   There are many other unique and strange early dolphins and baleen whales from Oligocene aged rocks in Charleston, South Carolina, because the Oligocene epoch is the time when filter feeding and echolocation first evolved, and since marine mammal localities of that time are scarce worldwide, the fossils from Charleston offer the most complete window into the early evolution of these groups.